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Toss-up · 2020 Governor
North Carolina Governor
In the 2020 North Carolina Governor race, Roy A. Cooper (D) won by about 5 points.
Actual result
D+4.5
Final polls said
D+10.6
17 late polls · ✓
VotePredictor Elections predicted
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Winner
Dem
"Final polls" = the last ~3 weeks; the prediction is walk-forward. How this is scored →
Final rankings
How everyone who called this race did, ranked — VotePredictor Elections shown inline (★).
Pollsters — each pollster's final poll vs the result
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monmouth University Polling Institute | D+5.0 | 0.5 | ✓ |
| 2 | Frederick Polls | D+7.0 | 2.5 | ✓ |
| 3 | Civiqs | D+7.0 | 2.5 | ✓ |
| 4 | Cardinal Point Analytics (CardinalGPS) | D+1.4 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| 5 | Meeting Street Insights | D+8.0 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| 6 | Gravis Marketing | D+8.0 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| 7 | The New York Times/Siena College | D+9.0 | 4.5 | ✓ |
| 8 | Emerson College | D+9.9 | 5.4 | ✓ |
| 9 | SSRS | D+10.0 | 5.5 | ✓ |
| 10 | Harper Polling | D+10.0 | 5.5 | ✓ |
| 11 | Impact Research | D+10.0 | 5.5 | ✓ |
| 12 | KFF | D+10.0 | 5.5 | ✓ |
| 13 | East Carolina University Center for Survey Research | D+11.0 | 6.5 | ✓ |
| 14 | SurveyUSA | D+11.0 | 6.5 | ✓ |
| 15 | RMG Research | D+12.0 | 7.5 | ✓ |
| 16 | University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion | D+12.0 | 7.5 | ✓ |
| 17 | Public Policy Polling | D+12.0 | 7.5 | ✓ |
| 18 | Suffolk University | D+12.4 | 7.9 | ✓ |
| 19 | Swayable | D+12.5 | 8.0 | ✓ |
| 20 | Meredith College Department of History, Political Science, and International Studies | D+18.4 | 13.9 | ✓ |
| 21 | Marist College | D+19.0 | 14.5 | ✓ |
| 22 | Redfield & Wilton Strategies | D+19.0 | 14.5 | ✓ |
The polls behind it
35 polls · newest firstPollsterDateSampleMiss
Frederick Polls2020-10-302
Swayable2020-10-308
Emerson College2020-10-305
Cardinal Point Analytics (CardinalGPS)2020-10-273
SSRS2020-10-275
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2020 North Carolina Governor race?
Roy A. Cooper (D) won, by about 4.5 points (D+4.5).
When was the 2020 North Carolina Governor election held?
It was held in November 2020.